During Episode 8 ("A Unique Opportunity") of
Lucha Underground's first season the storyline owner of Lucha Underground, Dario Cueto, announced that he was introducing the "top prize" in the promotion, the Lucha Underground Championship, revealing the belt to the audience in the arena and viewers at home. He explained that on the following week's show 20 wrestlers would compete in an
Aztec Warfare match, featuring a mixture of male, female and
Mini-Estrella competitors in the ring at the same time. During episode 8
Mil Muertes defeated
Fénix in a match, earning him the number 20 spot, while forcing Fénix to be the first man in the match. During the broadcast a couple weeks later ("They Call Him Cage") after Puma defeated
Cage by disqualification to retain the championship, Cage tore the championship belt apart in a fit of anger, ripping the leather strap in half. As a result, Dario Cueto introduced a new Lucha Underground Championship belt in Episode 20 ("The Art of War") that was presented to Prince Puma.
Prince Puma retained his championship in many matches for the title against
Fénix,
Cage,
King Cuerno,
Drago,
Hernandez,
Johnny Mundo, and
Chavo Guerrero Jr. On Episode 31 ("The Desolation of Drago")
Drago defeated
King Cuerno, Cage and
Hernandez to earn a match against Prince Puma at
Ultima Lucha, Lucha Underground's season finale. Afterwards Cueto announced that Drago would face Mil Muertes on episode 33 for the right to challenge the champion. Episode 33 was taped on April 11, 2015 and had Muertes defeat Drago to earn the match against Prince Puma. At
Ultima Lucha Mil Muertes defeated Prince Puma to win the title and end the last episode of the first season as the champion. Overall,
Prince Puma and
Pentagón Dark hold the record for most reigns, with two. With 622, Pentagón Dark's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Puma's second reign, Pentagón's second reign, and
Jake Strong's first reign hold the record for shortest reign in the title's history at less than one day. Overall, there have been 11 reigns shared among 9 wrestlers, with 0
vacancies. ==Reigns==